Report: Libyan authorities make Benghazi arrests

9/13/12 3:05 PM EDT

Libyan authorities have made four arrests in the investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in which the U.S. ambassador and three embassy staff were killed, the deputy interior minister said on Thursday.

"Four men are in custody and we are interrogating them because they are suspected of helping instigate the events at the U.S. consulate," Wanis Sharif told Reuters.

The arrests come in the wake of attacks in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.